Dr. Bataineh's Homepage - An EFL Professor's First Shot at Technology http://www.rubabataineh.com Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:51:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 How do you get prof that you have been released out of prison? http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/how-do-you-get-prof-that-you-have-been-released-out-of-prison http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/how-do-you-get-prof-that-you-have-been-released-out-of-prison#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:51:40 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/how-do-you-get-prof-that-you-have-been-released-out-of-prison I had went to the police department and asked for prof of my realse. The only thing I was informed by the officer was that my record of realse was in their computer, but their nothing to print out and take. In this case how do I get prof of my prison realse?

lets see,don’t you have a parole officer?he should have all the documentation you need to cover you butt.

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/how-do-you-get-prof-that-you-have-been-released-out-of-prison/feed How is the federal department of education a violation of the 10th Amendment? http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-is-the-federal-department-of-education-a-violation-of-the-10th-amendment http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-is-the-federal-department-of-education-a-violation-of-the-10th-amendment#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:34:12 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-is-the-federal-department-of-education-a-violation-of-the-10th-amendment In October 1979, Congress passed The Department of Education Organization Act.

The 10th Amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

We are a Constitutional Republic and a Republic is a government where authority is derived through election by the people of public officials best fitted to represent them and members of congress were elected to represent the people of their states.

In other words the congress vote for the people.
The Supreme Court of the United States has not ruled the 1979 The Department of Education Organization Act unconstitutional.
You think they need more time?

The Supreme Court has gone wildly off track since 1900 with its focus on case law and precedent preservation. This has the effect of making erroneous interpretations permanent.

They need to return to strict interpretation and original intent.

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-is-the-federal-department-of-education-a-violation-of-the-10th-amendment/feed Is Heino Nitsche, chemistry professor at UC Berkeley, related to philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche? http://www.rubabataineh.com/professor-berkeley/is-heino-nitsche-chemistry-professor-at-uc-berkeley-related-to-philosopher-friedrich-nietzsche http://www.rubabataineh.com/professor-berkeley/is-heino-nitsche-chemistry-professor-at-uc-berkeley-related-to-philosopher-friedrich-nietzsche#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 02:43:43 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/professor-berkeley/is-heino-nitsche-chemistry-professor-at-uc-berkeley-related-to-philosopher-friedrich-nietzsche I am just curious if anyone knows if these two are related. I heard from someone that Heino Nitsche is the great-great-great-great grandson of Friedrich Nietzsche, but I haven’t been able to find anything about this, so I am not sure if it is a valid statement.

Nietzsche never married and his relationship with women was somewhere between rare and nonexistent. Furthermore, you list four greats. I don’t know all 32 of my 4X great granddfathers, but the ones I know of were long before Nietzsche, in fact just before or contemporary with Napoleon, who personally ordered one of them shot.

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/professor-berkeley/is-heino-nitsche-chemistry-professor-at-uc-berkeley-related-to-philosopher-friedrich-nietzsche/feed Can a Political Science major choose to specialize in the political system of a single country? http://www.rubabataineh.com/political-science/can-a-political-science-major-choose-to-specialize-in-the-political-system-of-a-single-country http://www.rubabataineh.com/political-science/can-a-political-science-major-choose-to-specialize-in-the-political-system-of-a-single-country#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:07:38 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/political-science/can-a-political-science-major-choose-to-specialize-in-the-political-system-of-a-single-country Or is "International/Comparative Political Science" the closest I can get to that? If I can do so, at which degree level would I actually specialize- BA, MA, PhD?
What kind of job could I get, for example, in Russian history, second anserer. I have an interest in many different countries. Would I be relegated to teaching history?

You need to check the universities which offer courses in the countries that you are interested in; some universities have very good departments which focus on, for example, China, Germany or Russia / USSR. Then you should check the prospectuses of these universities to see if you can focus your studies on one country, or on a groups of similar countries.
The best way to narrow your search is to check out the authors of books & articles that you like, to see where they teach. You should also check out the acknowledgement pages, as they also hold clues as to where your field of interest is studied.
Once you have narrowed down your search to a handful of universities then you should contact them to ask detailed questions about the courses they offered, ask to speak to both the admissions tutors and any academics that you may wish to study under.

In the UK I was able to focus nearly all my undergraduate degree on my country of choice. And at Masters all my study was on the USSR / Russia.

Good luck!

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/political-science/can-a-political-science-major-choose-to-specialize-in-the-political-system-of-a-single-country/feed Will Prof Richard Dawkins receive a knighthood for contributions to science and exposing religious hypocrisy? http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/will-prof-richard-dawkins-receive-a-knighthood-for-contributions-to-science-and-exposing-religious-hypocrisy http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/will-prof-richard-dawkins-receive-a-knighthood-for-contributions-to-science-and-exposing-religious-hypocrisy#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 10:41:28 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/will-prof-richard-dawkins-receive-a-knighthood-for-contributions-to-science-and-exposing-religious-hypocrisy Skeptikitten, I fear you are right. Can’t see a King Charles promoting rationalist thought can you?

Probably not. He’s controversial, and the Royals aren’t very keen on that.

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/will-prof-richard-dawkins-receive-a-knighthood-for-contributions-to-science-and-exposing-religious-hypocrisy/feed How to flood prof your basement? http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/how-to-flood-prof-your-basement http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/how-to-flood-prof-your-basement#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 06:40:30 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/how-to-flood-prof-your-basement My in-laws are buying a 100 year old home and the basement gets flood every time it rains what can we do to ‘flood prof’ it? We would like to utilize the basement its almost 2,000sft we could do a lot down there if it would stop getting flooded.

Unfortunately the only way to flood proof a basement is to install water proofing at the time of construction (I’m assuming this is not a plumbing related flood). True water proofing (not just damp proofing) is rarely done in modern construction, and would have been unheard of back in the day. In fact, based on the age, the foundation walls will likely be stone set in mortar. The stones would have terrific load bearing ability, but the wall is basically designed to leak. Allowing water/moisture to flow the walls prevents pressure from building up on the soil side, and pushing these stones out of alignment. There’s a reason why the old timers didn’t use basements for living space.

However, you can reduce the risk of water infiltration by maintaining good drainage around the property. Ensure soil/concrete/asphalt around the perimeter of the house is sloping away. Also, gutters should be present at the lower edge of all roof slopes, and downspouts should extend to drain at least 6 feet from the foundation.

If drainage is not enough to keep the water out, you would then be looking at the "big buck" remedies. Installing drainage piping at the base of the foundation (interior or exterior), pouring exterior bench walls & installing membrane, backfilling foundation entirely with crushed stone, and a few other methods are out there. None of these are cheap, and with this vintage of house they still may not work 100%.

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/prof/how-to-flood-prof-your-basement/feed How does the police department assign which area each police officer would patrol? http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-does-the-police-department-assign-which-area-each-police-officer-would-patrol http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-does-the-police-department-assign-which-area-each-police-officer-would-patrol#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 18:49:20 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-does-the-police-department-assign-which-area-each-police-officer-would-patrol I live in LA, so within the LAPD Jurisdiction.

There are some areas within the jurisdiction that are very nice and safe, and also some areas that are not so safe. I assume most people would rather patrol the safer areas than the unsafe ones.

So I was wondering, how does the police department assign patrol areas to its officers? Do they switch you around once in a while? If they do, how long?

I don’t know about LAPD, but most big departments around me put new officers where they are needed most, usually high crime areas. Most new officer also tend to work overnight shifts. After they have some experience under there belt and positions open up either through attrition or promotion vacancies open up that officers and ask to be transferred to, thus the whole cycle starts over with the new officer fresh from the academy given the bad spots and overnight hours.

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-does-the-police-department-assign-which-area-each-police-officer-would-patrol/feed How often does the department of housing and urban development report to the president? http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-often-does-the-department-of-housing-and-urban-development-report-to-the-president http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-often-does-the-department-of-housing-and-urban-development-report-to-the-president#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 13:36:29 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-often-does-the-department-of-housing-and-urban-development-report-to-the-president How often does the department of housing and urban development report to the president?

No set number of times. As often as the President wishes.

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-often-does-the-department-of-housing-and-urban-development-report-to-the-president/feed What is the department which is specialised in legally releasing prisoners called? http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/what-is-the-department-which-is-specialised-in-legally-releasing-prisoners-called http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/what-is-the-department-which-is-specialised-in-legally-releasing-prisoners-called#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 13:20:19 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/what-is-the-department-which-is-specialised-in-legally-releasing-prisoners-called when a prisoner is due to be released which department does he have to go to before he’s out of prison?

He does not have to go to any department. DOC will will release on his release date as long as he has no holds. They will bring him down to their intake/release section of the prison. Return his property and boot him out.

]]> http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/what-is-the-department-which-is-specialised-in-legally-releasing-prisoners-called/feed How does the department of Education affect daily life? http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-does-the-department-of-education-affect-daily-life http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-does-the-department-of-education-affect-daily-life#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 19:32:57 +0000 admin http://www.rubabataineh.com/department/how-does-the-department-of-education-affect-daily-life I have to come up with 10 ways the department of education affects daily life and I need help coming up with ideas. Thanks!

Which department, the Federal or State department of education?

The Federal department sits on a high horse making arrogant, entirely unauthorized, and undemocratic demands of our States. demands which are often as financially unrealistic as they are destructive to the general education process.

The State department of education’s functions vary by State sometimes they do useful and justifiable things sometimes they are almost as arrogant and unauthorized as the Federal department.

Be more specific!

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